The one hiccough in the development of this duty in English law came in the decision of a majority of the House of Lords in Johnson v Unisys Ltd, (37) affirmed in Eastwood v Magnox Electric plc (38) and more recently (by the Supreme Court) in Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ('Edwards'), (39) that breach of the common law duty of mutual trust, good faith and fair dealing would not sound in damages, if the damages flowed only from the fact of termination of the employment relationship.

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